Alaska News

Hospitalizations have also dropped to their lowest levels since July, with 33 Alaskans being treated for confirmed COVID-19 cases.

The Kodiak man killed while trying to pilot his small plane from Ketchikan to the Lower 48 apparently ran out of fuel a few miles from an airport.

The doses were in shipments headed for 21 different providers, and some are having to postpone clinics until the vaccine arrives.

Two members who voted for the members of House committees say they won’t caucus with the coalition that has been the majority. 

Dunleavy wrote in the letter that Reinbold had deceived Alaskans about the government health response and betrayed the public trust by repeating inaccurate information.

A handful of smaller, boutique cruises plan to sail this year, but not all of them plan to allow passengers to stop in towns.

Even though she will not be a member of the coalition, Tarr said she will still vote in favor of a plan of organization that leaves coalition members in charge.

Murkowski said she is pursuing ways to aid the hard-hit tourism sector, including exceptions to the Passenger Vessel Service Act that keep large cruise ships out of the state this year. 

The Southeast community has come together for a single cause: raising tens of thousands of dollars for a 13-year-old boy fighting cancer a thousand miles away, in a cancer ward in Seattle.

Attorneys for the state argued that Congress never intended to grant Metlakatla the fishing rights the tribe claimed.

Projects for named communities in Southeast — Ketchikan, Craig, Sitka, Hyder and Klawock — make up about 7% of the state’s bond.

The Governor’s office didn’t announce the appointment, nor was the vacancy advertised. Smith’s name only surfaced after it was transmitted on February 3 to the state Senate for consideration.

The Coast Guard’s water delivery helped relieve pressure on the town’s water system so they could get it back up and running.

Biologist Carl Koch believe Shannon Stevens might be the only person this has ever happened to.

There is still community spread of COVID-19 happening in Juneau, but according to a press release from the city, hospital capacity and contact tracing are at manageable levels.

Juneau Assembly member Michelle Hale helped write the draft fireworks ordinance. She said she really wants to target the booming, concussive fireworks.

Bolger made these comments after giving his last State of the Judiciary address to lawmakers. He is retiring in June after completing his three-year term as chief justice. 

General Manager Dave Scanlan said it was a freak of nature event that has not happened at Eaglecrest Ski Area in almost 40 years. Early last Thursday, chairs on the 4,700-foot long Ptarmigan Chairlift were swinging back and forth, pushed by high winds.

Only after votes were counted did the Republican State Leadership Committee have to reveal the sources of the $8.5 million in its own contributions collected in the month before Election Day.

After being delayed for almost a decade, the federal agency proposed what’s called critical habitat designation last month in the Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort Seas.